Plants

Vascular Plants

has transport systems & more complicated

Non-vascular Plants

lack transport systems & are simpler

Gymnosperms

produce exposed “naked” seeds, usually on cones

Angiosperms

produce closed seeds within fruits and flowers

Monocot

parallel leaf veins
petals in multiples of 3

Dicot

net-like leaf veins
petals in multiples of 4 or 5

tropical pitcher plants that trap insects for nutrients

Nepenthes spp.

diverse genus of flowering shrubs & herbs, many found in tropical forests & are important for biodiversity

Psychotria spp.

large genus of flowering plants known for their colorful leaves & flowers

Begonia spp.

genus that includes blueberries & cranberries

Vaccinium spp.

discovered in Mt. Apo

Corybas apoensis

1st recorded in 1904, PH

Ophiorrhiza biflora

1st recorded in 1909, PH

Agalmyla calelanensis

China, usually blue sometimes yellow

Meconopsis florindae

1864, Joseph Dallon Hooker

Cyananthus hookeri

Nepenthes spp.

N. cabanae, N. candalaga, N. kampalili, N. megastoma

Psychotria spp.

P. tagbanuarum, P. bermarii

Begonia spp.

B. medinae, B. dorisiae, B. leasalongae, B. noraaunorae

Vaccinium spp.

V. fallax, V. gamay, V. vomicum